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Paudie Fitzmaurice
Paudie Fitzmaurice (born 16 November 1949) is a hurler from Killeedy in County Limerick, Ireland, who featured in Limerick hurling teams of the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the Limerick county hurling team which won the All-Ireland in 1973,[1][2]) as well as in the 1974, 1980 and 1981 teams. He was captain when Limerick won the 1981 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final.[3] He is a two-time National League winner,[4] and finished as top scorer when captaining Maynooth College to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974.[5][6] His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award.[7] Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his native Killeedy until 1996.[8] Fitzmaurice was named manager of the Sligo hurling team in January 2003.[9] but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year.[10][11] He trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as did his brother Fr. Willie Fitzmaurice, who also played hurling for Limerick. TeachingFitzmaurice attended Trinity College Dublin,[citation needed] and is a former member of staff at St. Munchin's College, where he taught mathematics, applied mathematics and physics. He currently[when?] teaches mathematics and hurling at Castletroy College in Limerick. Before that, he served as institute chaplain at Limerick Institute of Technology.[12] Hurling stylePaudie and his brother Willie were noted for their unusual hurling technique. When striking the sliotar, the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows.[13][14] Notes
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